2015 Veikkausliiga

Veikkausliiga 2015 SJK1st Veikkausliiga title FF JaroKTP Champions League SJK Europa League RoPSHJKIFK Mariehamn 198 448 Aleksandr Kokko (17 goals) SJK 5–0 KuPS(11 May) RoPS 0–4 FC Inter(23 April) IFK Mariehamn 4–3 FF Jaro(19 July) 10,521HJK Helsinki 1-1 HIFK (6 July) 2,574 2014 2016 The 2015 Veikkausliiga was the 85th season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions. The season was won by SJK, ending HJK's record streak of six straight titles. Teams TPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2014 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions HIFK. FC Honka and MYPA were not given a license due to the clubs' bad economic situation. The two places were given for KTP, the runner-up of 2014 Ykkönen, and Ilves, which finished third in Ykkönen.Liigalisenssikomitea päätti Veikkausliigalisensseistä kaudelle 2015 Stadia and location Finland 265 Location of teams in 2015 Veikkausliiga Finland 61.29 23.450 Ilves Finland 60.46 26.946 KTP Finland 60.1875 24.9225 HIFKHJK Finland 63.673611 22.695 Jaro Finland 62.781944 22.851111 SJK Finland 62.8848 27.6714 KuPS Finland 60.1025 19.935 Mariehamn bottom Finland 60.983056 25.634167 Lahti Finland 60.442778 22.291667 Inter left Finland 63.085278 21.627778 VPS Finland 66.499722 25.721667 RoPS ClubLocationStadiumCapacityFC InterTurkuVeritas Stadion10,000FC LahtiLahtiLahden kisapuisto4,000FF JaroJakobstadJakobstads Centralplan5,000HIFKHelsinkiSonera Stadium10,770HJKHelsinkiSonera Stadium10,770IFK MariehamnMariehamnWiklöf Holding Arena4,000IlvesTampereTammela Stadion5,040KTPKotkaArto Tolsa Areena4,780KuPSKuopioSavon Sanomat Areena5,000RoPSRovaniemiRovaniemen keskuskenttä4,000SJKSeinäjokiSeinäjoen keskuskenttä3,500VPSVaasaHietalahti Stadium4,600 Personnel and kits ClubManagerCaptainKit manufacturerSponsorsFC InterNetherlands Job DragtsmaFinland Henri LehtonenNikeAlfons HåkansFC LahtiFinland Toni KorkeakunnasFinland Mikko HauhiaUmbroBE Group Lahti Energia HaltonFF JaroFinlandRussia Alexei Eremenko Sr. Aleksei Borisovich YeryomenkoFinland Jonas EmetMacronStadshotellet Kaupunginhotelli Halpa-Halli SagafursHIFKFinland Jani HonkavaaraFinland Esa TeräväKappaAktia BankHJKFinland Mika LehkosuoFinland Markus HeikkinenAdidasApuIFK MariehamnFinland Pekka LyyskiFinland Jani LyyskiPumaHotell ArkipelagIlvesITA Marco BaruffatoFinland Antti HynynenAdidasLähiTapiola DextraKTPFinland Sami RistiläFinland Valeri MinkenenPumaSteveco Data Group Port of HaminakotkaKuPSFinland Marko RajamäkiFinland Miikka IloPumaLähiTapiola Laitilan WirvoitusjuomatehdasRoPSFinland Juha MalinenFinland Antti OkkonenPumaSarawareSJKFinland Simo ValakariSerbia Pavle MilosavljevićAdidasGapConVPSFinland Petri VuorinenFinland Ville KoskimaaPumaVarious Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentTableIlvesFIN Mika MalinenEnd of contractn/aFINENG Keith Armstrong24 October 2014Keith Armstrong on Ilveksen uusi valmentaja http://www.ilvesedustus.com/uutiset.html?454 Ilves Ilves 24 October 2014 30 October 2014 fi https://web.archive.org/web/20141026172324/http://www.ilvesedustus.com/uutiset.html?454 26 October 2014 dead dmy-all Pre-seasonVPSFIN Olli HuttunenSacked29 June 2015FIN Petri Vuorinen29 June 2015VPS on irtisanonut päävalmentajansa http://vepsu.fi/item/1298-vps-on-irtisanonut-p%C3%A4%C3%A4valmentajansa.html VPS VPS 29 June 2015 29 June 2015 fi dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150715050353/http://www.vepsu.fi/item/1298-vps-on-irtisanonut-p%C3%A4%C3%A4valmentajansa.html 15 July 2015 12thIlvesFinlandEngland Keith Armstrong Keith Armstrong (footballer)Sacked7 October 2015Ilves kiittää Armstrongia hyvin tehdystä työstä http://www.ilvesedustus.com/uutiset.html?20878 Ilves Ilves 7 October 2015 8 October 2015 fi dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151015023130/http://www.ilvesedustus.com/uutiset.html?20878 15 October 2015 ITA Marco Baruffato14 October 2015Marco Baruffato toimii päävalmentajana loppukauden http://www.ilvesedustus.com/uutiset.html?21842 Ilves Ilves 14 October 2015 14 October 2015 fi April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 8th League table main WDL Veikkausliiga, Soccerway SJK RPS HJK INT LAH MAR HIFK ILV KPS VPS KTP JAR CL2Q EL1Q EL1Q EL1Qcup RPO REL complete 10 13 10 42 42 16 10 7 45 30 11 12 10 30 36 11 7 15 32 48 13 10 10 45 34 6 11 16 27 43 7 11 15 27 44 9 11 13 32 40 12 12 9 38 36 17 8 8 44 29 18 6 9 50 22 8 9 16 36 43 C R R HIFK HJK IFK Mariehamn Ilves Inter Turku Jaro KTP KuPS Lahti RoPS SJK VPS 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals allowed; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals allowed; 10) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 7–10 is only used if deciding Champion, teams to UEFA competitions or teams for relegation).http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11013&view=rules Veikkausliiga 2015 - Season rules Scoresway 14 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20190213115319/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11013&view=rules 13 February 2019 dead QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round red2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs red1 Relegation to the Ykkönen IFK Mariehamn qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Finnish Cup. Results Matches 1–22 main FBR grey INT LAH JAR HIFK HJK MAR ILV KTP KPS RPS SJK VPS FC Inter 0–2 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 FC Lahti 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 FF Jaro 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 HIFK 2–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 HJK 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 IFK Mariehamn 0–2 0–2 4–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 Ilves 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 KTP 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 KuPS 1–1 0–3 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 RoPS 0–4 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 4–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 SJK 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 4–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 2–0 VPS 3–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 complete veikkausliiga.com Matches 23–33 main FBR grey INT LAH JAR HIFK HJK MAR ILV KTP KPS RPS SJK VPS FC Inter null 1–0 null null 1–1 1–2 3–0 null null 0–2 null FC Lahti 3–1 null 0–5 null 0–0 null 3–2 null 1–4 1–0 null FF Jaro null 1–1 null null 0–0 3–0 0–0 null 0–1 1–0 null HIFK 2–0 null 0–0 null null null null 1–3 1–1 null 0–3 HJK 0–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 null 2–1 null null null null IFK Mariehamn null null null 1–0 null 0–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 null Ilves null 1–2 null 1–3 1–0 null 2–0 1–0 null null null KTP null null null 1–0 null null null 3–1 0–4 1–3 0–0 KuPS 1–1 1–0 2–0 null 0–1 null null null null null 0–0 RoPS 1–1 null null null 2–1 null 0–0 null 2–1 null 2–1 SJK null null null 4–1 3–0 null 2–1 null 1–0 0–1 3–2 VPS 0–0 3–1 2–1 null 1–2 1–0 1–0 null null null null complete veikkausliiga.com Relegation play-offs 2015 10 28 y PK-35 Vantaa 0–0 Report KTP Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa 2,050 Mikko Mörö 2015 10 31 y KTP 2–3 Report PK-35 Vantaa Äijälä 72 pen.Kaivonurmi 76 García 24Ositashvili 39 o.g.Couñago 64 Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka 3,470 Ville Nevalainen PK-35 Vantaa won 3–2 on aggregate. Statistics Top scorers Source: veikkausliiga.com fi 26 October 2015. RankPlayerClubGoals1FIN Aleksandr KokkoRoPS172FIN Juho MäkeläVPS163FIN Akseli PelvasSJK144BRA Matheus AlvesFC Lahti125FIN Mika LahtinenIlves106FIN Pekka SihvolaHIFK97FIN Erfan ZeneliHJK8JPN Atomu TanakaHJK8GAM Demba SavageHJK8JAM Dever OrgillIFK Mariehamn8FIN Roope RiskiSJK812FIN Toni LehtinenSJK6FIN Joni AhoFC Inter6FIN Ville SalmikiviHIFK6GAM Ousman JallowHJK6FIN Ilari ÄijäläKTP6FRA Guy GnabouyouFC Inter6187 players52513 players43824 players36234 players29662 players1 Awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthAprilVahid Hambo huhtikuun kuukauden pelaaja fiNetherlands Job Dragtsma (FC Inter)Finland Vahid Hambo (FC Inter)MaySJK:n Mihkel Aksalu toukokuun pelaaja fiFinland Juha Malinen (RoPS)Estonia Mihkel Aksalu (SJK)JuneAleksandr Kokko kesäkuun pelaaja fiFinland Juha Malinen (RoPS)Finland Aleksandr Kokko (RoPS)JulyMika Hilander Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja fiFinland Toni Korkeakunnas (FC Lahti)Finland Mika Hilander (Ilves)August fiEngland Keith Armstrong (Ilves)Finland Mika Hilander (Ilves)September fiNetherlands Job Dragtsma (FC Inter)Finland Antti Okkonen (RoPS)October fiFinland Simo Valakari (SJK)Finland Aleksandr Kokko (RoPS) Annual awards AwardKai 2015-10-30 Tässä ovat Captain's Ball -futisgaalan kaikki palkitut tahot https://www.suomifutis.com/2015/10/tassa-ovat-captains-ball-futisgaalan-kaikki-palkitut-tahot/ 2023-01-02 SuomiFutis fiWinnerClubPlayer of the Year FIN Aleksandr KokkoRoPS Goalkeeper of the YearEST Mihkel AksaluSJK Defender of the YearNigeria Faith ObilorRoPS Midfielder of the Year Afghanistan Moshtagh YaghoubiRoPS Striker of the Year FIN Aleksandr KokkoRoPS Breakthrough of the Year FIN Kaan KairinenInter Turku Coach of the Year FIN Simo ValakariSJK Attendances # Club Average 1 HJK 5,281 2 Ilves 3,265 3 HIFK 3,080 4 SJK 2,689 5 KTP 2,565 6 Inter Turku 2,439 7 KuPS 2,332 8 RoPS 2,277 9 Lahti 2,136 10 VPS 2,096 11 Jaro 1,458 12 Mariehamn 1,303Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fin/avefin15.htm Attendances Finland average European-football-statistics.co.uk August 23, 2026 See also 2015 Ykkönen 2015 Kakkonen References External links Official site fi Escape To Suomi Category:Veikkausliiga seasons Fin 1